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Garza will make at least two more rehab starts

Matt Garza's 2012 was cut short due to injury, but he rolled when healthy and should contribute positively in '13 if his rehab runs smoothly

By Carrie Muskat
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MLB.com |

CHICAGO -- Matt Garza threw 2 2/3 innings Wednesday in a rehab start for Double-A Tennessee and will make at least two more Minor League starts before the team decides whether he's ready to return.

Garza was the losing pitcher in Tennessee's 3-0 loss to Mississippi, giving up one earned run on a hit and two walks. He threw 42 pitches, 25 for strikes. The right-hander is rehabbing from a strained left lat suffered in February.

"Everything went good and he felt great after it," manager Dale Sveum said Wednesday about Garza's outing.

Braeden Schlehuber put Mississippi on the board first in the bottom of the second with a two-out RBI single off Garza that scored Christian Marrero.

Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat Joey Nowak contributed to this report. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.